DR. SADANAND DAGADU RAUT

Worked as a lecturer & reader in K E M Hospital Pune & Jahangir Hospital Pune. For three years.

Started own hospital Vighnahar Nursing Home in 1992 at Narayangaon

Life member of ISCCM (Indian society of critical care medicine) Attended all advanced critical care conferences & workshops organized by ISCCM. From 1998.

Life member of Indian Red Cross society.

1st Rural Critical care center in rural area Dr Jal Mehta Rural Critical care center Last 20 yrs treated many patients of major trauma due to accidents, venomous snake bites, Organophosphorous poisoning, Acute Myocardial Infarction successfully & also performed many major surgeries including brain & spinal surgeries. His hospital is the only life line for rural poor & tribal patients of JunnarAmbegaonTalukas& some villages of ShirurParner&SangamnerTalukas .

· Involvement in other social organizations-

As a president of Junnar Taluka Medical Practioners Association (2002-2003) organized many lectures, seminars for rural medical practitioners. This includes seminar on AIDs, Cardiac problems, Emergency Management at primary level, etc.

Life member of Lion’s Club of Shivneri, Junnar since 1997 & successfully held many post as a cabinet officer & other posts in lions Dist 323 D2 including Zone and region chairperson

MajiVidhyarthiSanghshakthiUmbraj –As a President of this sanstha organized many activities for students such as sport competitions, removal of superstitions etc.

Ex-students association of AnnasahebwaghereOtur College- President of this association giving guidance to college students

MALNOURISHED CHILDREN CARE CAMP - 150 malnourished children from Ambegaon&Junnartaluka are admitted & treated in his hosp for two months, giving free medical treatment to all along with high protein diet. mother’s health checkup, awareness programme to prevent malnutrition is organized regularly

· Vighnahar Medical Foundation

Founder member of NGO Vighnahar Medical Foundation, registered in 1992, through which we are doing medical activities regularly to treat patients in this region. Also arranging regular multidiagnostic camps for early detection of illnesses like Hypertension, Diabetes, Heart Attacks, Anemia, Cancer, Skin Diseases, etc. In these camps we do investigations like blood sugar, Hb percentage, ECG, etc at free of cost. Medicines are also provided free of cost. Regular lectures are arranged to increase health awareness among the people. Till now more than 25000 patients examined in various camps.

About SHE

India has close to 300 species of snakes, out of which 62 have been identified as venomous & semi venomous. With a large number of annual fatalities, India is considered the “death by snakebite “capital of the world.